Baard Kolstad – Leprous – Interview November 2018

Baard Kolstad is a young drummer from Asker, Norway, who gained global notoriety playing on the streets of his hometown. Baard was a semi-finalist on “Norske Talenter,” the Norwegian version of America’s Got Talent, and won the 2012 Roland V-Drum World Championship in Los Angeles and has been featured on many news sites including CBS News, The Huffington Post, The Daily Dot and many more.

Baard then went on to join the band Borknagar, has been a member of Leprous since 2014 and has a very cool drummer and DJ project called Kickslip. Some of his influences include Nicko McBrain, Mike Portnoy, Gavin Harrison, Calvin Rodgers, Terry Bozzio, Thomas Lang, Steve Gadd, Dave Weckl, Vinnie Colaiuta, and Aaron Spears.

Leprous is a progressive metal band from Notodden, Norway, formed in 2001. Their style is often classified as a progressive metal or progressive rock but encompasses a wide array of influences and sounds. Learn more about Leprous here.

Live Drum-Cam Streams:

Sick Drummer Magazine did some live drum-cam streaming with Baard on 12/1/2018. The video was cut into four parts due to network connectivity issues inside the venue, but what we were able to capture is definitely worth watching. They can be found in the “Live Venue Streams” playlist in our video section here.